Anglo-Saxon England

Anglo-Saxon England by Michael Lapidge, published by Cambridge University Press on October 11, 2007, is an illustrated volume comprising 360 pages in English. This book presents a detailed examination of significant discoveries related to the psalter in Anglo-Saxon England, including a fragmentary psalter glossed in Latin and Old English. It explores the transmission of vernacular psalter glosses and offers insights into the textual and palaeographical study of the Wearmouth-Jarrow bibles, suggesting the identification of Bede’s hand in the annotations.

Readers will find a thorough analysis of two Latin texts from Archbishop Wulfstan’s circle, alongside a disciplined exploration of a reference in Æthelbert’s law-code regarding the early medieval practice of providing food render for the king. Additionally, the volume features two pioneering essays in the histoire des mentalités, contributing to the understanding of cultural and historical contexts. The book concludes with a comprehensive bibliography of the previous year’s publications in all branches of Anglo-Saxon studies, making it a valuable resource for those interested in literary criticism and medieval history.